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Nassau County delays vote on updated impact and mobility fees, sets Dec. 17 hearings
Summary
After a detailed presentation showing a roughly $9–10 million funding shortfall and proposed per‑unit fees, the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to continue public hearings on updated impact and mobility fees to Dec. 17 at 9 a.m.
The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners on Dec. 8 voted to continue multiple public hearings on proposed updates to impact and mobility fees to Dec. 17 at 9 a.m., after staff presentations and discussion about the study supporting the changes.
Consultant and staff presentations summarized methodology and results for parks, fire rescue, law enforcement and administrative facility impact fees and for the county's mobility network. The consultant described an incremental‑expansion approach linked to projected growth and said the 2026 phased proposal would charge, by example, $5,521 for a 2,000‑square‑foot single‑family unit and phase up to a maximum supportable level of $7,322 in 2027. The presentation identified an estimated $9 million to $10 million shortfall between calculated costs and current revenue assumptions and argued extraordinary construction‑cost inflation as a justification for exceeding typical statutory limits.
"The 2026 proposed fee schedule at that 2,000‑square‑foot unit is $5,521 per unit," said the presenter summarizing the draft study and phase‑in approach. Staff emphasized the proposal uses credits (grants, existing CIP, partially completed projects) and a phase‑in to reduce immediate impacts on new development.
Commissioners asked technical questions but heard no public speakers before the board closed the public hearings for those items. Commissioner Farmer moved to continue the legislative public hearings on the various ordinances and mobility agreements to a date certain of Dec. 17 at 9 a.m.; the motion passed on a 5–0 roll call.
Why it matters: the proposed increases would directly affect developers and future single‑family permits in unincorporated Nassau County and could be cited in project cost estimates, building permits and negotiations with municipalities that must adopt interlocal agreements where fees apply. The continuance gives staff and stakeholders time for additional outreach, to review the statutory limits and to consider phase‑in alternatives before the board takes final action.
The board will reconvene the continued hearings on Dec. 17 at 9 a.m. in the BOCC chambers; staff materials and the draft fee study are part of the public record for that meeting.
